Ex-NFL star Matt Ryan: Falcons need to 'solidify the quarterback position,' Raheem Morris good hire

Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan analyzes the team's trajectory with Fox News Digital.

Former Atlanta Falcons star Matt Ryan said he wasn’t surprised the team decided to choose Raheem Morris as its next head coach and believes the team is just a quarterback away from reaching its potential.

Morris won the job over Bill Belichick, who was interviewed twice for the job. Morris served as the interim coach for the Falcons in 2019 before Arthur Smith was hired. He then served as the Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator from 2021 to 2023 before coming back to Atlanta.

Ryan, who talked to Fox News Digital in Las Vegas on behalf of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, had nothing but good things to say about Morris, especially from the time when the quarterback was with Atlanta.

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Kyle Pitts (8) of the Atlanta Falcons celebrates a touchdown with Cordarrelle Patterson against the Indianapolis Colts at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Dec. 24, 2023. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

"I think there was consideration to what Bill could bring to the organization. But I’m not surprised that Raheem ended up back there. He was with us in Atlanta for six years. I always thought he was so good. He had coached all these different positions. He came in for us on the defensive side of the ball and switched to offense, came back to defense and became the interim head coach. So, I saw him in all of these different capacities. He was a guy that could coach anybody. He just knows how to get the best of the players.

Ryan said Morris also has an advantage in knowing the organization from his past experience with the Falcons.

"He also understands the organization," the one-time MVP said.